FIRST International Film Festival to Open with ‘An Elephant Sitting Still’

Today, the 12th FIRST International Film Festival announces that it will open on July 21st with Hu Bo’s 234-minute-long film An Elephant Sitting Still. This is the first screening of the film after its recent post-production. This year’s FIRST International Film Festival will run from July 21 to July 30, showcasing 56 films by emerging filmmakers from all around the world. Among the 56 films, 38 films are in the competition section. Read more on Mtime

China Box Office Suffered Decline in June Thanks to The World Cup

China box office for the month of June totaled 3.57 billion yuan ($540 million), a 9 percent decrease year-on-year and a 17.28 percent drop compared to May. June is traditionally a less lucrative season on China’s cinematic calendar, as many studios wait to release their films in the summer season, which starts at the end of June. This year, the June box office is even more disappointing thanks to the 2018 World Cup, which is highly popular in China. American film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, which opened in China on June 15, made 1.5 billion yuan ($230 million), accounting for a 42.1% of the total box office in June. As of June 30, the film’s China box office accounts for nearly half of its worldwide box office. Among all the local films released in June, Animal World made an impressive debut, making nearly 200 million yuan ($30.24 million) after two days in release. Read more on entgroup.cn

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